Index6 Saturday, auguSt 17, 2013

he city of Kirksville’s updates to Franklin Street began June 20 and will continue into the fall 2013 semester, which could affect Truman State students moving into residence halls.

Construction crews are installing new street lamps, widening sidewalks and placing new medians on Franklin Street between the Student Union Build-ing and Centennial Hall, Public Works Director Ed Ieans said. He said roadside parking spaces will no longer be available due to the extended sidewalks.

Ieans said construction will continue until Octo-ber and is set to be completed on time.

John Gardner, Director of Residence Life, said detour routes have been set for students moving into residence halls. He said traffic heading to West Campus Suites and Centennial Hall will be sent to First Street.

“It’s an inconvenience to us, but we hope [the construction] will make a safer road for Truman stu-dents, faculty and visitors,” Gardner said.

The city also began installing new asphalt on streets surrounding campus. Construction on Da-vis Street, Patterson Street, Normal Street and First Street began Aug. 12, Community Services Coordi-nator Sarah Halstead said. She said the repairs would be completed Aug. 15.

While the city renovates Franklin Street, the University is renovating Kirk Memorial Building. The exterior will feature new windows, new roof-ing on the dome and a new cupola, project manag-er Mike Murray said. The new roofing is being put in place to control leakage into the building, Mur-ray said. He said most of the inside of the building will be repainted.

Murray said the Kirk Memorial Building con-struction should end Aug. 23. He does not expect it to inconvenience students.

“We’ve worked around campus while classes are in session,” Murray said. “We don’t expect it to be a problem.”

By Dan Mika, assistant News Editor

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Dan Mika/ IndexThe intersection of Patterson and Franklin Streets has been partially closed to traffic during construction. The city expects to continue working on the site until October, which could affect students moving into residence halls and increase congestion on the roads surrounding campus.

Dan Mika/IndexThe kirk Memorial Building receiving renovations. Construction is expected to continue until aug. 23.

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